George Washington Story (1843 – 1903)

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My second great-grandfather George Washington Story was born in August 1843 to Gilford Dudley Story and his second wife Nancy Jane Story nee Womack. George was born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Иллинойс, USA. He was the fourth of Dudley’s and Nancy’s nine children. George Washington Story married his first wife and my second great-grandmother Malinda Davis on November 26, 1863,

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Murder at 2912 Washington

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Здания всего груды досок и кирпичей без историй, которые прикреплены к ним. В течение ноября 1912, Улица. Луи полицейский Артур Huddleston был убит под честное слово убийца Альберт Вайтфилде. Уитфилд был удивлен его гражданская жена, кто развлекал другой джентльмен абонента. Уитфилд попытался убить ее, прежде чем два St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for

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Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt Available

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“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!” Frank Gotch looked over at his rival George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt

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Happy Birthday, Бабушка!

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Yesterday, my maternal grandmother Alvina M. Ellis nee Mosblech would have been 100 лет. Born in St. Луис, Missouri on May 15, 1916, Grandma was the seventh of fourteen children. She married an only child in 1938 and they would have two children, my mom and Aunt Maureen. Grandma had a big influence on my sisters and me because

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Being a Dad and Coach

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Мая 7, 2016, my daughter Caity returned to Taekwondo competition for the first time in eight years. As her dad but also her coach, I tried to dissuade her from sparring until we had a few more months but she was adamant about sparring at the tournament. Caity likes forms but she always preferred sparring. Reluctantly, I agreed. Я

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Sergeant Jenks and The Bear

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В 1877, Улица. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi. Улица. Louis Police dealt with the typical problems of a major city. Улица. Louis Police Officers responded to reports of murder, rape and robbery. On the morning of December 12, 1877, Улица. Louis Police Officer Daily responded to the report of a bear on the Downtown St. Луис

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Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” История

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Many Zimmermans always believed my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman was married five times. <Промежуток bbox_x = "543" bbox_y = "1494" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" FSIZE = "14" fweight = "3" красный = "255" зеленый = "255" синий = "255" альфа = ", Parker was married three times to Victoria Harris, Mellie Bollinger and Lydia Margaret “Dollie” История. It was actually Parker’ sister-in-law Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” История, who was married five times. Mandy was born in Illinois on July 16, 1877 Джорджу Вашингтону Стори и Малинде Дэвис, хотя

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George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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During February 1901, Улица. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to

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Embracing Taekwondo

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When I earned my 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo during December 2005 at Willow Martial Arts, I had already studied Judo for three months. My instructor, Master Pat Weseman, is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Judo as well as a 6th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. With this background, a number of our self-defenses were Judo based, so I

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Шерлок Холмс и секретное оружие (1942)

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Шерлок Холмс и секретное оружие (1942) (партнерская ссылка) is the second of the Universal film versions of the stories and the fourth movie starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Уотсон. Lionell Atwill makes an appearance as Dr. Moriart This movie is set during the early years of World War II, when Holmes sneaks a scientist out

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